adjective
- having the form of a helix wound around another helix; describing a coiled structure that is itself coiled
Usage: biochemistry; molecular biology
Examples
- DNA exists in a superhelical form within the cell nucleus.
- The superhelical structure of the protein allows for compact folding.
- Researchers studied the superhelical properties of the chromosome.
- The enzyme helps relieve superhelical tension in the DNA strand.
- Superhelical coiling is essential for DNA packaging in cells.
- The molecule adopts a superhelical conformation under certain conditions.